April 25-30th, 2017 Return to Napili Kai Beach Resort and celebrate the 50 year legacy of the longest running weekly keiki hula show in Hawai‘i – the Napili Kai Foundation show. This Foundation event has been awarded funding support from the Hawaii Tourism Authority through its Community Enrichment Program, which was created to support groups providing quality resident and visitor experiences, and to strengthen and diversify Hawaii tourism. For more details, DOWNLOAD EVENT POSTER. For information on sponsorship opportunities and to run an ad in the event program, CLICK HERE.

Napili Kai Foundation Awards $20,000 in Scholarships in 2016 The Napili Kai Foundation is proud to announce its 2016 scholarship awards, totaling $20,000, which were presented on May 17th, at the conclusion of its special perform­ance heralding the start of its 50th year of existence at The Napili Kai Beach Resort. The awards were provided by four different scholarship funds: The J.C. Millar Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in 1986 to honor the founder of the Napili Kai Beach Resort for the benefit of the graduates of the Napili Kai Foundation and the children of employees of the Resort. It is supported by the share­holders and owners of.

Napili Kai Foundation Awards $18,500 in Scholarships The Napili Kai Foundation is proud to announce its 2015 scholarship awards, totaling $18,500, which were presented on May 19th, at the conclusion of its weekly performance at The Napili Kai Beach Resort. The awards were provided by three different scholarship funds: The J.C. Millar Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in 1986 to honor the founder of the Napili Kai Beach Resort for the benefit of the graduates of the Napili Kai Foundation and the children of employees of the Resort. It is supported by the shareholders and owners of the Resort, by the keiki’s weekly show and with community fundraisers. The Perna-Rose Foundation.

Napili Kai Foundation Awards $6,500 in Scholarships The Napili Kai Foundation is proud to announce its 2014 scholarship awards, totaling $6,500, which were presented on June 10th, at the conclusion of our weekly performance at The Napili Kai Beach Resort. The awards came from two different scholarship funds: The Perna-Rose Foundation for Hope, was founded four years ago by Janet Perna who retired after 31 years from executive positions at IBM. Her foundation reaches out nationally and internationally to help a wide variety of organizations. The Dennis Wilkinson Memorial Scholarship Fund was started three years ago by Dennis’ widow, Jamie, her family and friends, who wanted to honor and memorialize.

LAHAINA NEWS – OCT 3, 2013 For 46 years, the Napili Kai Foundation (NKF) has offered free instruction to keiki ages 6-18 to accomplish its important mission: “To perpetuate the cultural legacy of Hawaii through the children of Maui.” The children perform weekly at Napili Kai Beach Resort, sharing the culture and aloha of Hawaii with residents and visitors. NKF also awards higher education scholarships to its graduates and takes the children on meaningful trips. In April, the young performers trekked across the Pacific to Washington State for a week of onstage cultural exchange at the fourth annual Aha Mele organized by the Washington State Hawaiian Civic Club at Chief.

The Foundation completed a very successful trip in April 2013 to the Seattle/Olympia, Washington State area. The travel troupe consisted of 12 keiki, three musicians, three Kumu (teachers), and two board of directors members. The week-long excursion included eight performances at: Nisqually Elders Home, the Aha Mele Show, to which the Foundation had been invited by the Hawaiian Civic Club of Washington State, Evergreen State College, Panorama Retirement Community, Puyallup School, Chief Leschi Schools (K-12), Asia Pacific Cultural Center, and the Saghalie Middle School. The Foundation received terrific local publicity from The Olympian newspaper. The Indian Nation schools provided incredible hospitality and wonderful interaction between their students and the Maui.

Napili Kai Foundation Awards $10,000 in Scholarships The Napili Kai Foundation is proud to announce our 2013 scholarship awards, totaling $10,000, which were presented on May 21st, during our weekly performance at The Napili Kai Beach Resort. The awards came from three different scholarship funds: The Perna-Rose Foundation for Hope, was founded 3 years ago by Janet Perna who retired after 31 years from Executive positions at IBM. Her foundation reaches out nationally and internationally to help a wide variety of organizations. The Dennis Wilkinson Memorial Scholarship Fund was started two years ago by Dennis’ widow, Jamie, her family and friends who wanted to honor and memorialize him. The late Mr..

Napili Kai Foundation Performance at APCC The Napili Kai Foundation will be performing at APCC on April 10th, 6:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served. A suggested donation of $5 will be greatly appreciated. The performing troupe of 12 keiki, three Kumu, and three musicians, will sure delight you and your whole family. Members are coming from the beautiful island Maui. They are here from April 4th through April 13th and have generously included us in their performance tour in Washington State. The Napili Kai Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization founded in 1966. The Mission of the Foundation is to perpetuate the cultural legacy of Hawaii through the.

Talented Daryl Fujiwara continues his family’s tradition of community service April 26, 2012 LOUISE ROCKETT , Lahaina News LAHAINA – Daryl Fujiwara is an enlightened 21st century chief, a networking wizard using social media as his magic wand. Amazing, awesome and stunning are only words to describe his talents and reach. His portfolio bulges with community contributions, well beyond his 28 years. He’s the sole proprietor of Smythe Fujiwara Designs, a major Maui mover and a master coordinator of a number of A-list island events. Gov. Neil Abercrombie nominated Fujiwara to the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission in March of this year. He is the Maui manager of Festivals of Aloha.